Gateway sports notebook: Gators roll in season opener; Raymer re-sets school record

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Sunday, March 23, 2025 | 11:01 AM

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Gateway’s baseball team got off to a strong start to the season with a 16-1 victory over North Hills in a nonsection game March 18.

Roman Jennings was 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and Max Cobbs and Ryan Deselich each plated two runs. Winning pitcher Jon Saunders was 2 for 3 with a double and RBI.

The Gators (1-0) smacked 12 hits in the four-inning mercy-rule win.

Raymer breaks own record

Gateway’s Hunter and Gunner Raymer capped off the 2025 swimming season at the PIAA Class 3A championships March 14-15 at Bucknell.

Hunter Raymer took 14th in the 200-yard IM in 1 minute, 53.30 seconds, and was 10th in the 500 freestyle, breaking his own school record in 4:34.19.

Gunner Raymer took 23rd in the 200 freestyle in 1:43.82

Gateway bocce takes 3rd

The Gateway bocce team placed third out of 50 teams at the 2025 Regional Interscholastic Unified Bocce Championships at Geneva College.

The Gators went 2-1 to finish third in the region.

Cager Classic set for April 5

The 28th annual Cager Classic, featuring senior basketball players from Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler and Westmoreland counties, will be held at Highlands High School.

Practice is April 3, the skills competition April 4 and the games — 5:30 p.m. for the girls and 7:30 p.m. for the boys — April 5.

The skills competition will comprise a 3-point shooting contest and a hot shot contest, where a participant will have 45 seconds and eight locations on the floor.

Each team will have an MVP, and the winner will receive a $500 scholarship. Two more scholarships can be earned through an essay contest.

“We just want the players to have fun,” organizer Bill Heasley said. “In the past, the girls have played a little more physical than the boys. But it is a chance for kids to play with players who were rivals.”

Tickets are $4 for students and $7 for adults.

The Cager Classic features seniors from Apollo-Ridge, Armstrong, Burrell, Butler, Cheswick Christian, Deer Lakes, Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Hampton, Highlands, Kiski Area, Leechburg, Mars, Plum, Riverview, Springdale, St. Joseph, Valley and West Shamokin.

Both East teams were winners in 2024.

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